Below is a selection of the best Internet resources (in
English) on Russian Drama. We have not included some sites
when their content is reproduced on larger sites. Please
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administrator if you have any suggestions for other
links.
General Resources
In 2002, the Museum of Modern art staged an exhibit The
Russian Avant-Garde Book. The companion website
contains numerous examples of works by artists featured
on russiandrama.net.
Works
The Bedbug
SovLit.com: A
thorough and lively synopsis of the play and excellent
biography of Mayakovsky
Petrushka
Classical
Music Pages: "The Making of a Love Triangle: Stravinsky's
Ballet Petrushka" by Natalie Shearer
Butler
University: A MIDI recording of Three Pieces from Stravinsky's
Petrushka. Synopsis of the ballet is quoted from
Lincoln Kirstein's Movement And Metaphor.
Rite of Spring
NPR's
Performance Today: Read a brief introduction to Stravinsky's
work and listen to a discussion of its importance by Harvard
University professor Thomas Kelly.
People, Theaters, and Troupes
Les Ballets Russes
Jim
Fowler's Les ballets russes de Diaghilev, 1909-1929:
Overview of the performances.
Alexandre Benois
Russian
Painting: Discussion of Benois' career
Alexander Blok
SovLit.com:
Excellent biography of Blok
Sergei Diaghilev
Jim
Fowler's Tribute to Diaghilev: Brief biography
and extensive chronology of Diaghilev's productions
Estelle
Souche's Diaghilev's Ballets Russes: Reading list,
chronology, and facts about each performance.
Dick
Andros: Biography of Diaghilev
Natalia Goncharova
Russian
Painting: Biography and discussion of Goncharova's works
El Lissitsky
The
Getty: A site devoted to the life and work of Lissitzky;
includes links to related resources on Lissitzky and Russian
modernism.
Kazimir Malevich
WebMuseum:
Concise biography and discussion of Malevich and his importance.
5+ high-resolution images.
The
Artchive: 20+ images.
The
Guggenheim: Biography, suggested reading, works in the
collection
Articons:
Fairly extensive biography and discussion of work
Russian
Painting: A discussion of Malevich's Taking in the
Harvest
Vsevolod Meyerhold
An
unattributed but quite good discussion of Meyerhold's
theatrical system
Site of the Meyerhold
Memorial Museum in Moscow: Exhaustive biographical information,
video of biomechanical exercises, timeline, tour of Meyerhold's
apartment
Theater
Topics: An article by Anna Muza that discusses recently
published stenographic records of Meyerhold's rehearsals
Aleksandr Rodchenko
Artnet:
An article by Peter Schjeldahl on the 1998 MoMA exhibit.
Contains discussion of works, biography, and images
Masters
of Photography: An excerpt from Twentieth Century Photography
and selections from Rodchenko's photography oeuvre.
Museum
of Modern Art: Excellent site devoted to their 1998 retrospective.
Museum of Modern
Art: Excellent site devoted to the Russian avant-garde
book, many of which were designed by Rodchenko.
Konstantin Stanislavsky
American
Masters (PBS Series): A brief biographical sketch and
discussion of how Stanislavsky's method has influenced
American actors
BBC
Education: An thorough discussion of Stanislavsky's career
and ideas with reading recommendations
Classical
Music Pages: Article on Petrushka, list of works,
bibliography, and images.
